The Pilgrim Award was created in 1970 by the SFRA to honor lifetime contributions to SF and fantasy scholarship. The award was named for J. O. Bailey's pioneering book, Pilgrims through Space and Time.

[*The SFRA award season begins in June of the year of record; awards are bestowed during the annual conference the following year.]

2018

Carl Freedman (USA)

2017

Tom Moylan (Ireland)

2016

Mark Bould (UK)

2015

Henry Jenkins (USA)

2014

Joan Gordon (USA)

2013

N. Katherine Hayles (USA)

2012

Pamela Sargent (USA)

2011

Donna Haraway (USA)

2010

Eric Rabkin (USA)

2009

Brian Attebery (USA)

2008

Gwyneth Jones (UK)

2007

Algis Budrys (USA)

2006

Fredric Jameson (USA)

2005

Gérard Klein (France)

2004

Edward James (UK)

2003

Gary Westfahl (USA)

2002

Mike Ashley (UK)

2001

Dave Samuelson (USA)

2000

Hal Hall (USA)

1999

Brian Stableford (UK)

1998

L. Sprague de Camp (USA)

1997

Marleen Barr (USA)

1996

David Ketterer (Canada)

1995

Vivian Sobchack (USA)

1994

John Clute (UK)

1993

Robert Reginald (USA)

1992

Mark Hillegas (USA)

1991

Pierre Versins (France)

1990

Marshall B. Tymn (USA)

1989

Ursula K. Le Guin (USA)

1988

Joanna Russ (USA)

1987

Gary K. Wolfe (USA)

1986

George E. Slusser (USA)

1985

Samuel R. Delany (USA)

1984

Everett F. Bleiler (USA)

1983

H. Bruce Franklin (USA)

1982

Neil Barron (USA)

1981

Sam Moskowitz (USA)

1980

Peter Nichols (UK)

1979

Darko Suvin (Canada)

1978

Brian W. Aldiss (UK)

1977

Thomas D. Clareson (USA)

1976

James Gunn (USA)

1975

Damon Knight (USA)

1974

I. F. Clarke (UK)

1973

Jack Williamson (USA)

1972

Julius Kagarlitski (USSR)

1971

Marjorie Hope Nicolson (USA)

1970

J. O. Bailey (USA)

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